A Hindu temple was destroyed in Karak district of Kohat division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by a mob led by local clerics on Wednesday, Daily Times (Pakistan) reported. Videos of the incident have emerged on social media showing a group of men breaking the walls and roof of the temple, while smoke billows from the structure. Many have termed the incident as ‘shameful’, condemning how religious minorities are treated in the country.
In October, a Hindu temple was vandalised by a person in Pakistan’s southeast Sindh province. According to the police, complainant Ashok Kumar alleged that suspect Muhammad Ismail damaged the idols kept in the makeshift temple in the remote Badin district and fled. Hindus form the biggest minority community in Pakistan. According to the official estimates, 75 lakh Hindus live in Pakistan, mostly in Sindh province. Watch the videos here: